>>But I can't password lock my whole laptop because OS X requires that password before it will load up any applications, and I can't put a password in without m

>>But I can't password lock my whole laptop because OS X requires that password before it will load up any applications, and I can't put a password in without my apps. Why not just have the mac autologin and then immediately go into screensaver mode? At the very least set /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app to open on start Thinking about solving this programmatically, it wouldn't be too hard to set up a secure locking replacement for a screensaver that would offer a challenge response system to unlock the system without using a password anyone who hears could repeat.